Legal Business Awards 2018 | Legal Business Magazine | Grosvenor House Hotel, 86-90 Park Ln, Mayfair, London W1K 7TN, UK

Welcome to the 2018 Legal Business Awards, the most prestigious event in the legal calendar.

Now in their 21st year, our winners’ ceremony at Grosvenor House on 18 April 2018 will recognise some truly outstanding work from across the profession, and acknowledge the accomplishments of the finest lawyers currently working in the UK and beyond.

As market confidence returns after a turbulent 2016, these awards will be hotly contested across the 24 categories, reflecting the performance of law firms, chambers and in-house teams in 2017, as well as the contribution of some outstanding individuals. We expect our expert judging panel, comprising senior in-house counsel from a range of industries, will have plenty of talented teams and individuals to choose from this year.

2017 Winners:

BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR:
• Three Crowns | Constantine Partasides QC

CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Boies, Schiller & Flexner | Natasha Harrison

COMPETITION TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Allen & Overy | Antonio Bavasso

CORPORATE TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Clifford Chance | David Pudge

CSR PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR:
• Gowling WLG | Lorna Gavin

ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• CMS Cameron McKenna | Munir Hassan

FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Ropes & Gray | Jane Rogers

GC OF THE YEAR
IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Virgin Media | Mine Hifzi

INSURANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Bond Dickinson | Jonathan Drake

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom | Karyl Nairn QC

INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR:
• Vieira de Almeida | João Vieira de Almeida

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR:
• Mishcon de Reya | Kevin Gold

LAWYER OF THE YEAR:
• Frances Murphy | Slaughter and May

LEGAL INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR:
• Allen & Overy | David Wakeling

LEGAL TECHNOLOGY TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Linklaters | Matt Peers

MANAGEMENT PARTNER OF THE YEAR:
• Charles Martin | Macfarlanes

NATIONAL/REGIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR:
• Brodies | Bill Drummond

PRIVATE CLIENT TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Irwin Mitchell | Ros Bever

PRIVATE EQUITY TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Adrian Maguire

REAL ESTATE TEAM OF THE YEAR:
JOINT WINNERS:
Gowling WLG
Hogan Lovells
Richard Beckingsale (Gowling WLG)
Nicholas Roberts (Hogan Lovells)

RESTRUCTURING TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Ashurst | Giles Boothman

RISING STAR IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR:
• Ahsan Gulabkhan | Virgin Atlantic

TMT TEAM OF THE YEAR:
• Bristows | Myles Jelf

US LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR:
• Latham & Watkins | Jayanthi Sadanandan